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San Luis Potosi vs. Guangzhou Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 29.7% more expensive than Guangzhou.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 45.7% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 57.2% more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 31.4% more in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% less in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in San Luis Potosi

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing in San Luis Potosi are more expensive than in Guangzhou. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in San Luis Potosi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in San Luis Potosi.

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San Luis Potosi vs. Guangzhou Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Luis Potosi instead of Guangzhou, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Guangzhou	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 CN¥19.96	$13.91 MX$257.20	+366.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$9.46 MX$174.89	+81.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 CN¥3.76	$1.36 MX$25.21	+142.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 CN¥2.38	$0.95 MX$17.49	+166.2%
Average			+196.6%

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pay 45.7% more for groceries

	Guangzhou	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 CN¥12.46	$2.59 MX$47.84	+38.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.28 CN¥55.41	$4.23 MX$78.19	-49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.03 CN¥47.02	$5.85 MX$108.20	-16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 CN¥10.32	$2.71 MX$50.05	+75.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 CN¥15.49	$4.62 MX$85.46	+99.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CN¥6.81	$1.51 MX$27.84	+48.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 CN¥3.83	$0.74 MX$13.72	+29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 CN¥4.56	$1.01 MX$18.67	+48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.29	$1.17 MX$21.62	+47.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 CN¥2.97	$1.20 MX$22.18	+169.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 CN¥3.63	$1.45 MX$26.85	+167.8%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 57.2% more for transportation

	Guangzhou	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 CN¥33.96	$5.46 MX$100.98	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.37 CN¥149.69	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	+224.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	+11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.13 CN¥34.33	$14.13 MX$261.27	+175.4%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 31.4% more for housing

	Guangzhou	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.60 CN¥97.66	$31.52 MX$582.98	+116.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$538.60 CN¥3,603.68	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	+21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.42 CN¥1,856.17	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	+69.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 CN¥311.75	$32.21 MX$595.64	-30.9%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Guangzhou	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,497.11 CN¥10,016.84	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	-82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,341.50 CN¥163K	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	-85.0%
Average			-83.8%

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pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guangzhou	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$2.64 MX$48.87	+121.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.99 CN¥20.02	$3.34 MX$61.73	+11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.80 CN¥25.45	$4.17 MX$77.16	+9.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.27 CN¥463.49	$30.60 MX$565.84	-55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 CN¥43.91	$5.84 MX$108.02	-11.0%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Guangzhou	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.22 CN¥329.32	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	+13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 CN¥274.99	$38.94 MX$720.16	-5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.39 CN¥551.28	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.90 CN¥467.66	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	+14.1%
Average			+10.9%

Guangzhou vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of clothing

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